Comments on: Home Made Compost Tumbler

By: surfgeo

surfgeo — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 13:57:14 +0000

finished mine last week using a 55-gallon blue plastic drum. already want to sell it and make a dual tumbler system! the only modification i made was I used 1-1/4″ pvc as the axle, it is plenty strong enough and has zero bend with the barrel totally full of compost. i also just cut out the holes in the supports as notches so the barrel can easily be lifted off the supports to clean or make it easier to move. great design, thanks for sharing!

By: prairiepatch

prairiepatch — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 13:50:10 +0000

I really like your dual compost tumbler as well. I think these tumblers must work wonderfully. Do you find that they are working well for you? By the way here is a little tip that I find helps speed the compost process up. I put all the kitchen scraps what ever they may be in the blender with a little water. Blend them up and add that mush to your compost bin.

By: madfran6

madfran6 — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 13:45:51 +0000

I’m building one ASAP!

By: PLD60

PLD60 — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 13:13:37 +0000

How do you transfer from 1 tumbler to the other?

By: gettingahandle

gettingahandle — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 12:19:19 +0000

u can toss in cow poop, chicken poop, horse poop, even a little doggy poop. But there are 2 poops NOT to put in. They are cat poop and you poop…. ew… much too smelly. If the smell does get nasty, tip in a pound or two of activated charcoal.. the fishy tank type will do.

By: sean123456789

sean123456789 — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 11:56:41 +0000

Great video, but I have two questions. How do you keep the cap from falling off when it’s being flipped? and Does compost get stuck in the holes on the pvc pipe?

By: 4301harley1

4301harley1 — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 11:04:14 +0000

Great video and precise plans. I’ve put mine to use and it was just what I was looking for. I did not use the pvc inside, but drilled air holes in the barrel itself. I may have to build another one! Thank you.
barpilot

By: 4301harley1

4301harley1 — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 10:26:35 +0000

By: stratman4u

stratman4u — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 09:29:27 +0000

The top on the barrel shown is threaded and screws on securely. I’ve never had a problem with compost clogging the vent holes, but if you did, you could just take a garden hose and clean them out.

By: sean123456789

sean123456789 — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 09:08:10 +0000

sorry I wasn’t clear on my first question. I meant does the pvc cap stay on when you flip it?